Full job description

Come to Vermont, where your pastry arts skills will be truly appreciated.

Ready to join a company with a legacy of handcrafted Vermont confections? Mother Myrick’s in Manchester, Vermont, is one of a handful of New England’s true confectioneries–crafting chocolates, pastries, and cakes for nearly five decades. Now in our 49th year, we remain a highly regarded, independent shop serving both a loyal and discriminating local following at our retail shop and a growing nationwide mail order business.

We’re seeking a pastry professional with at least two years of experience, a passion for chocolate, and the artistic skill to create visually stunning, delicious pastries and cakes. Wherever you learned to fold laminated dough or temper chocolate, you’ll feel right at home here.

This salaried, full-time executive-level role offers meaningful, hands-on work with a close-knit team where quality, creativity, and care guide each day. It includes one weekend day, but no evening or overnight hours. We’re looking for someone with an ingrained curiosity for the craft and is excited to help shape the future of our confectionery while staying true to the traditions that built it.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and produce a variety of baked goods, pastries, chocolates, and confections with precision and creativity.
• Decorate cakes and desserts using advanced cake decorating techniques to ensure visual appeal.
• Temper chocolate, cook centers like caramels, toffee and ganache and decoratre finished confections.
• Manage food production processes, ensuring consistency, quality, and timely delivery of all items.
• Package finished products attractively for retail and mail order customers while maintaining food safety standards.
• Maintain cleanliness and organization of the kitchen workspace in compliance with food safety regulations.
• Collaborate with team members to develop new recipes, refine existing products, and uphold the culinary vision of the company.
• Qualifications
• A degree from an accredited pastry arts program.
• Proven real world pastry experience with a strong portfolio of baked goods, chocolates, or confections.
• Extensive knowledge of cake decorating techniques and food presentation skills
• Skilled in food handling procedures, baking methods, and culinary safety standards.
• Previous kitchen experience in the food industry, including restaurant, bakery or chocolate manufacturing settings
• Excellent customer service skills with the ability to communicate effectively with team members, clients and vendors.